var express = require("express"); var app = express(); const WebSocket = require("ws"); app.use(express.static('public')) var ws = new WebSocket("ws://10.100.0.40:9001/"); var api_connected = false; ws.on('open', function open() { console.log("connected with websockets to API!"); api_connected = true; }); ws.on("message", function message(message) { var msg = JSON.parse(message); console.log("RECEIVED: " + msg); }); ws.on("error", console.error); // set the view engine to ejs app.set("view engine", "ejs"); // use res.render to load up an ejs view file // index page app.get("/", function (req, res) { res.render("index", { api_connected: api_connected }); }); app.listen(8080); console.log("Server is listening on port 8080");